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Old 07-21-2009, 07:00 PM
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I am shopping for a new oil pump and after reading an old thread someone said the melling pump had too much oil pressure with the high pressure spring. He said 60 at idle and a 100 at higher RPM. Is this right and is that too much

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I have that pump and have 20 at idle lol. I'm taking it apart so I can't tell you until tomorrow.
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I have that one, 40 hot idle and 80ish hot WOT.That is with 10w30.




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